Leslie Davies up for UEFA Best Player in Europe award

Bangor City striker Leslie Davies has been included on the 32-man shortlist for the UEFA Best Player in Europe award.

The 27-year-old found the net on 16 occasions last season as Bangor finished second in the Welsh Premier Division.

He appears on the list alongside the likes of holder Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.

UEFA's shortlist

Sergio Aguero (ARG) – Manchester City FC Xabi Alonso (ESP) – Real Madrid CF Mario Balotelli (ITA) – Manchester City FC Jakub Blaszczykowski (POL) – Borussia Dortmund Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) – Juventus Iker Casillas (ESP) – Real Madrid CF Petr Cech (CZE) – Chelsea FC Fábio Coentrao (POR) – Real Madrid CF Leslie Davies (WAL) – Bangor City FC Didier Drogba (CIV) – Chelsea FC (now at Shanghai Shenhua FC) Cesc Fabregas (ESP) – FC Barcelona Falcao (COL) – Club Atletico de Madrid Joe Hart (ENG) – Manchester City FC Zlatan Ibrahimovic (SWE) – AC Milan Andres Iniesta (ESP) – FC Barcelona Shinji Kagawa (JPN) – Borussia Dortmund (now at Manchester United FC) Vincent Kompany (BEL) – Manchester City FC Frank Lampard (ENG) – Chelsea FC Lionel Messi (ARG) – FC Barcelona Luka Modric (CRO) – Tottenham Hotspur FC Mesut Ozil (GER) – Real Madrid CF Pepe (POR) – Real Madrid CF Andrea Pirlo (ITA) – Juventus Sergio Ramos (ESP) – Real Madrid CF Raul GonZález (ESP) – FC Schalke 04 (now at al-Sadd Sports Club) Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) – Real Madrid CF Wayne Rooney (ENG) – Manchester United FC David Silva (ESP) – Manchester City FC Fernando Torres (ESP) – Chelsea FC Yaya Toure (CIV) – Manchester City FC Robin van Persie (NED) – Arsenal FC Xavi Hernandez (ESP) – FC Barcelona